تخطَّتكُم أيدي الخُطوب وجانبتْ

مقامكُمُ المحسودَ أيْدي النَّوائبِ

The hands of misfortunes have surpassed you, and avoided

Your envied abode, O hands of calamities!

ولا زِلْتُمُ آلَ المُظَفَّرِ عصْمةَ

النَّزيلِ ومأوى المُرْملين السَّواغِبِ

And you have remained, O house of Al Muzaffar, a protection

For the guest and a shelter for the eager seekers.

ولا بَرحتْكُم عِزَّةٌ قَعْسريَّةٌ

تُباري صدور المُرْهفات القَواضب

And the glory of Qays has not ceased to be with you,

Rivaling the breasts of the lofty ships.

وكلُّ عُلاكُمْ من قديمٍ وحادثٍ

وما عُدَّ من فخرٍ مُقيمٍ وذاهبِ

And all your rise, ancient and modern,

And what is counted of lasting pride, going and coming -

حواها فأرْبى بين جودٍ ونَجْدةٍ

جمالُ الورى زيْنُ الوغى والمواكب

It contained it, so it grew between generosity and excellence,

The beauty of the world, the adornment of intimacy and processions.

أبو الفَرَجِ الهامي نَوالُ بَنانِه

إذا بخلَتْ بالجَوْد وُطْفُ السَّحائب

Abu Al-Faraj Al-Hamawi's palms whose benevolence

Flows abundantly when the clouds are miserly.

أغَرُّ يُجلِّي غيهبَ الحظِّ جودُه

ومن وجههِ يُجلى ظلامُ الغَياهب

The most soothing that reveals the hidden chances is his generosity,

And from his face the darkness of the unknown is illuminated.

إذا عضد الدين اقْترى سِيَرَ العُلى

حَثا الهَبواتِ في وجوهِ المَراتبِ

When the support of the religion approached the conduct of the high,

He spurred the rushing ones in the faces of the steps.

فخبْتٌ على مسْعاته كلُّ شامخٍ

ودانٍ قريبٌ عنده كلُّ عازِبِ

So every towering one faded before his hearing,

And every nearer became, to him, all who sought nearness.

إذا ما امْتطاها هِمَّةً عَضُديَّةً

أرته حَصى المعْزاء زُهر الكواكب

If he undertook it with a resolve of support,

He showed it the gravel of Al-Ma'zaa', blossoms of stars.

حَياً وحَياءٌ في مُحَيّاً وراحَةٍ

ولطف اعتذارٍ في ضخام الرَّغائِب

Vitality and shyness in greetings, comfort,

And gentle apology in tremendous matters.

فهُنِّي شهر الصَّوم منه بناسِكٍ

تَقيٍّ حميدِ السَّعْي جَمِّ المَناقِبِ

So he made the month of fasting happy through his devotion,

Pious, praiseworthy endeavor, and perfect traits.